Urbanism & Design: Changing Urban Fish Tank Water, Measuring Weighted Density, Marin 'Backyard Cottage' Housing Option, Repairing Denver Parking Crater
May 14, 2013
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Changing the Water in the Fish Tank (Changing Our Surroundings)
Planetizen, Tim Halbur
The late David Foster Wallace, author of Infinite Jest, apparently gave a commencement speech at Kenyon College in 2005 - now circulating as a fully-produced viral video (below).
Environment & Ecology: Fixing CEQA, Urban Lawns & Greenhouse Gases, Grass & Flood Prevention, Texas-OK Water War
April 26, 2013
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California Mayors Want CEQA Fixed
Los Angeles Daily News
As mayors of two of California's largest cities, we've joined with other large city mayors including San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, and Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido, to call for a modernization of one of California's oldest and most important environmental laws, the California Environmental Quality Act, or…
Urbanism & Design: Selling Federal Property, Sydney Transit-Friendly Plaza, Grants Fund Twin Cities TOD, Vizualizing Flying Cities
April 12, 2013
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GSA Has Property to Sell, But Its Not Easy
New York Times, via: @bruce_katz
As government agencies are forced to do more with less, the General Services Administration has stepped up its efforts to dispose…
Urbanism & Design: Urbanist Bracket Challenge, Classical Music As Crime Deterent, Tulsa Vs. Milwaukee In Parking, Zurich Bike-In Cafe
April 10, 2013
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Winner of the Urbanist Bracket Challenge
The Atlantic Cities
Now that the Unpaid Pro Basketball Championship is out of the way, we can finally get to the competition that has consumed much of my desktop for the last month: the Urbanist Toolkit Bracket Challenge of 2013.
Urban Issues: Demographic Evolution Of Cities 1950-2050, Fighting Gentrification, An Urban School System That Works, SF Trash Inspectors
April 5, 2013
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Chart: Demographic Evolution of Cities 1950 - 2025
Urban Demographics, via: @trnsprttnst
A nice chart showing the U.N. estimate for the demographic evolution of cities between 1950 and 2025.
News: Stations Key To Texas HSR, KC Commuter Plans Stall, OKC To Brownsville Rail, Bike & Ped Counting Research, TOD Satisfaction Research
March 15, 2013
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TRANSPORT
Fort Worth: Locating Stations May Determine HSR Future
Fort Worth Star Telegram
The fate of a proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston may rest on whether North Texas leaders can agree on where to put a station...
Read On Kansas City: Commuter Rail Plans Off for Now Kansas City Star
Jackson County's commuter rail proposal has suddenly stalled out, ending for now County Executive Mike Sanders' hope of having a sales tax…
The fate of a proposal to build a high-speed rail line connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston may rest on whether North Texas leaders can agree on where to put a station...
Read On Kansas City: Commuter Rail Plans Off for Now Kansas City Star
Jackson County's commuter rail proposal has suddenly stalled out, ending for now County Executive Mike Sanders' hope of having a sales tax…
Blogosphere: Transit Funding Future, Giving Bikes Priority, How HSR Transforms, Instanbul Transpo Problems, Ped-Transit Oriented Design, Lazy Urbanism
March 13, 2013
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TRANSPORT
Blogosphere: A Look Fed Funding for Transit Operations
Transport Politic
With a budget stalemate in Congress, the future for transit funding may increasingly be in the hands of state and local governments. But that could magnify seriously inequitable outcomes, an analysis of data from 65 cities shows...
Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Draws Fire, Aviation Ignored DC Streetsblog
There's never any shortage of…
With a budget stalemate in Congress, the future for transit funding may increasingly be in the hands of state and local governments. But that could magnify seriously inequitable outcomes, an analysis of data from 65 cities shows...
Read On Blogosphere: Amtrak Draws Fire, Aviation Ignored DC Streetsblog
There's never any shortage of…
Blogosphere: Anti-Transit Budget, Oklahoma City Streetcar Debate, Transit Poverty, Cyclist Etiquette, How Free Transit Works In US
March 7, 2013
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TRANSPORT
Blogosphere: Is Scott Walker Killing Off Public Transit
Express Milwaukee
Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state budget could provide the death knell for public transit systems across the state...
Read On Blogosphere: Growing Debate Over Transit, Maps 3 News Oklahoma
Whether or not one agrees with the various stances taken by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid, a couple of fundamentals are certainly indisputable...
Republican Gov. Scott Walker's proposed state budget could provide the death knell for public transit systems across the state...
Read On Blogosphere: Growing Debate Over Transit, Maps 3 News Oklahoma
Whether or not one agrees with the various stances taken by Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid, a couple of fundamentals are certainly indisputable...
Blogosphere: Transit Policy Without Left-Right Tilt, Minn. Transit Investments, Valuing Frequency, Strategic Freight Rail Plan, Casablanca's Tramway
February 19, 2013
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TRANSPORT
Blogosphere: GIFs of Beijing Metro Riders
The Atlantic Cities
Most GIFs immortalize an iconic moment -- an eye-roll, a grin, a sip from a water bottle -- in a compact and easily shareable box of repeating footage...
Read On Blogosphere: If You Love This Bill, It Won't Pass Transportation Issues Daily
A $6 billion dollar proposal to maintain and preserve Washington state roads, bridges and transit systems will be…
Most GIFs immortalize an iconic moment -- an eye-roll, a grin, a sip from a water bottle -- in a compact and easily shareable box of repeating footage...
Read On Blogosphere: If You Love This Bill, It Won't Pass Transportation Issues Daily
A $6 billion dollar proposal to maintain and preserve Washington state roads, bridges and transit systems will be…
News: Charlotte Vs. State, Dallas Expansion Plans, Milan Congestion Fee Impact, Oklahoma City Transit Dialog, Downtown Minneapolis Vision
February 7, 2013
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TRANSPORT
Charlotte: City Wrestles With State Over Local Control
Fox Charlotte
What does the streetcar extension project mean for Charlotte's growth and economy? That was the topic at Johnson C. Smith University Wednesday night...
Read On Dallas: City Starting Up Downtown Second Line Again? Dallas Morning News
It's been more than six years since Dallas Area Rapid Transit began studying a second downtown light-rail line, and a close to three years since it…
What does the streetcar extension project mean for Charlotte's growth and economy? That was the topic at Johnson C. Smith University Wednesday night...
Read On Dallas: City Starting Up Downtown Second Line Again? Dallas Morning News
It's been more than six years since Dallas Area Rapid Transit began studying a second downtown light-rail line, and a close to three years since it…
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